Course Description
Student Learning Outcomes
Grading System
Classroom Policies
College Policies
100
A study of the factors that impact the well-being of the young child including healthy behavior, food, nutrition, fitness, and safety practices
What is a description of the course?
100
Identify agencies and with legal or regulatory authority over young children and early childhood settings and their regulatory guidelines. NAEYC Standard 6
Describe legal implications regarding health.
100
16 hours of observation pass o Fail
What is successful completion of lab?
100
All cell phones or other electronic devices should be turned off during class unless otherwise directed by the instructor. Please do not leave your phones on vibrate or engage in text messaging while class is in session since that can become a distraction not only to you, but to me and others as well. Keep side conversations to a minimum and focused on the topics and tasks at hand during the class session.
What is Classroom Climate?
100
Students at the college have the rights accorded by the U.S. Constitution to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, petition, and association. These rights carry with them the responsibility to accord the same rights to others in the college community and not to interfere with or disrupt the educational process. Opportunity for students to examine and question pertinent data and assumptions of a given discipline, guided by the evidence of scholarly research, is appropriate in a learning environment. This concept is accompanied by an equally demanding concept of responsibility on the part of the student. As willing partners in learning, students must comply with college rules and procedures.
What is Student Rights and Responsibilities?
200
Focuses on local and national standards and legal implications of relevant policies and regulations.
What is course focus
200
Discuss the relationship of health education and physical activity for young children based on current literature. b. Describe appropriate practices in developing, planning, teaching and assessing physical activities for young children. c. Identify state and local physical education guidelines affecting early childhood settings. NAEYC Standards 1&5
Describe the importance of physical fitness
200
• 5 Lab Assignments at 5 points each
How do you earn 25 points?
200
Is an important part of the overall learning for the course. It is expected for students to read the assigned reading(s) or other materials each week and before completing the assignments. Please be prepared to actively participate in class discussions. I believe very strongly in collegial learning with peers. This may include group work, peer feedback, and shared activities. All of these require that you be prepared to share based on required readings.
What is Participation?
200
Austin Community College is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for study and work. We ask that you become familiar and comply with ACC environmental, health and safety procedures and agree to follow ACC safety policies. Information about emergency procedures and how to sign up for ACC Emergency Alerts (to be notified in the event of a serious emergency) can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/emergency/. Please review the Emergency Procedures Poster and Campus Safety Plan Map in each classroom.
What is Safety Statement?
300
Students participate in a variety of activities in class including lectures, small and large group discussion, role-playing, and 16 hours of field experiences in a variety of settings including at the ACC Lab School and/or approved early childhood setting in the community.
What is face to face?
300
Describe the relationships between personal health behaviors and individual well-being in young children. b. Identify indicators of mental, emotional, social and physical health during childhood. c. Describe how physical, social, and emotional environments influence a child’s health
Describe the relationship between health, safety and nutrition.
300
2 Test
How many test in this course?
300
It need to be written in complete sentences, and to contain understandable paragraphs. Work that does not reflect these expectations may be returned to you for correction.
What is Quality of Assignments?
300
Under certain circumstances, an instructor may have students take an examination in a testing center. Students using the Academic Testing Center must govern themselves according to the Student Guide for Use of ACC Testing Centers and should read the entire guide before going to take the exam. To request an exam, one must have:
What is Testing Center Policy?
400
This course serves as an introduction to the health, safety and nutritional issues related to young children including related care giving behaviors needed by parents and teachers to positively encourage growth and development.
What is course rationale
400
a. Describe how the family influences a child’s health b. Describe symptoms of common childhood health concerns and diseases, communicability, prevention and reporting requirements as they relate to young children. c. Observe health appraisals of children in early childhood settings. d. Describe universal health precautions and identify circumstances requiring the use of them e. Evaluate and make recommendations for modifications of regulations regarding child’s safety, safety procedures, and children’s environments for safety.
Describe the basic principles of healthy behavior and guidance practices that influence health promotion, safe practices and disease prevention for young children
400
2 Special Projects
How do you earn 30 points other than test?
400
All of them are due on the due dates listed on the course calendar. The only way to get full credit for the assignment is to be sure it’s submitted before or by the due date. Five percent of the total grade point of each assignment will be deducted for late assignments received within one week after the due date. If you submit the assignment, more than one week late, 10% of the total grade point will be deducted.
What is Assignment due dates?
400
Students who have received approval for accommodations from the office for Student Accessibility Services for this course must provide the instructor with the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ from Student Accessibility Services before accommodations can be provided. Students with approved accommodations are encouraged to submit the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ to the instructor at the beginning of the semester because a reasonable amount of time may be needed to prepare and arrange for the accommodations. Additional information about the Office for Student Accessibility Services can be viewed at http://www.austincc.edu/sas
What is Disability Services and Assistive Technology Accommodations?
500
There are no course prerequisites for this course. Students must be eligible to participate in the required field experiences.
What is the course Prerequisites?
500
List safety principles as they apply to children ages 0 -12 months; 12 months - 2 years; 3 - 5 years; 6-10 years. b. Apply safety principles when working with children. c. Evaluate an early childhood program for safety standards NAEYC Standards 1&6
Describe principles of safety as they relate to young children
500
Participation Attendance Chapter Presentation
How do you earn 15 points to complete your grade?
500
 Preferred! Handed in at class.  Leave in faculty mailboxes at East View Campus-CDC  Send through intercampus mail from another campus  Send as a word attachment or in the body of a message in e-mail  Important! Please make a copy for your records in case papers get lost.
How do I get my assignments to the Professor?
500
A student attending ACC assumes responsibility for conduct compatible with the mission of the college as an educational institution. Students have the responsibility to submit coursework that is the result of their own thought, research, or self-expression. Students must follow all instructions given by faculty or designated college representatives when taking examinations, placement assessments, tests, quizzes, and evaluations. Actions constituting scholastic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, collusion, and falsifying documents. Penalties for scholastic dishonesty will depend upon the nature of the violation and may range from lowering a grade on one assignment to an “F” in the course and/or expulsion from the college. See the Student Standards of Conduct and Disciplinary Process and other policies at http://www.austincc.edu/handbook
What is Scholastic Dishonesty?
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